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BUILDING MATERIALS.
Extended Lumber Supply, Brick Cla
Building Stone, Etc.

Extended Lumber Supply, Brick Clay,
Building Stone, Etc.
The region under consideration presents
a marked contrast to the treeless prairies
and plains east of the Sierras. The Chico
plains, as has been said, were originally
covered with great oak growths. In places
these growths were tangled forests, as
dense as any that marked the Atlantic
slope in aboriginal days. In other places
the growths were less dense, and there
were only giant oaks dotting the land.
These trees were so large and wide-branch-
ing as to be remarkable. General Bidwell
has oak trees on his princely ranch that
have been pronounced by travelled Eng
hshmen as larger in the trunk, and longer
branched, than any they had seen on the
famous estates of England. These immense
tree growths cover nearly all the valley
country near Chico. Along the streams
there is great variety Of trees-cotton-
wood, sycamore, box elder, willow, maple
and others. In the foothills there are
oaks, naples, cottonwoods and willows
and on the great mountain sides, at a
higher elevation, there are forest belts of
pine, spruce, hemlock, fir, cypress and
cedar that darken the land, and that will
furnish lumber for buildings and fencing
for centuries to come. There is not spot
in the Chico district but what has timber
enough for fuel and for fencing.
BRICK CLAY.
Everywhere in this vicinity there is an
abundance of clay of first-class quality for
brick-making. Even underlying Chico,
the clay can be had for brick manufacture.
Many millions of brick have been made
since the American occupation, and the
time that has elapsed has proven their
durable character The abundance of
cheap fuel growing in the surrounding
forests makes cheap brick buildings.
BUILDING STONE.
The foothills back of Chico, within easy
hauling distance, furnish deposits of fine
sand and limestone for buildings and fin
ishing material for brick buildings. The
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patton of this coast the first settlers seemed
to have an abiding faith in the doctrines
of the old Roman statesman and agricult-
urist, who, when asked by the inhabitant
of Gaul what he considered the most
profitable branch of agriculture, answered:
$ First, the best grazing; second, good graz
ing; third, poor grazing, and next, grain
raising" Perhaps they had never heard of
this Roman authority, and it may have
been the conditions of the coast at that
time that made them graziers; but, how
ever that may be, they were almost with
out exception stockmen. As has been said
heretofore, they found here everything
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and barley-those food plants of the high
and cold attitudes and latitudes, that are
supposed to do best near snow and ice
and the orange and lemon-the delicate
and sensitive growths of the sunny South
reach perfection on the same soil and in
the same field. The Northern apple and
the Southern apricot, the cherry and the
plum, the olive and pomegranate, do
equally well here side by side. All the
food and textile plants of the warm and
cold belts give golden returns for the care
and labor bestowed upon them by the hus-
bandman.
STOCK RAISING.
In the early days of the American occu-
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stage lines is very considerable. They
keep several forges bright With the blazing
fires to make and repair the coaches, and
these give employment and wages to a
number of mechanics, and keeps the pot
boiling on many hearths. The feeding
and care Of so many horses means the con-
sumption of grain and hay in large guam
titles, and labor to many more men and
support to more families.
MOUNTAIN FREIGHT TEANIsG.
There are also larger nu,a5er of freight
wagons with ak, eight, ten, ard even
twelve horses each, that are engaged iR
carrying goods froa the railroad and river
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toll. Good roads make driving and riding
popular, which means good, fine-blooded
and stylish horses, and well-built and
handsome carriages. These in turn make
market for the produce of the breeding
farms and the productions of the carriage
shops and these industries support others,
and so on until every interest in COM
munity feels the benefits flowing from the
labor and money invested in these high
ways A reference 10 the official map of
Butte county will show that in the district
of which Chico is the business center, there
are nearly one hundred and fifty miles of
these graded and graveled roads In con-
nection with these highways there are free
and substantial bridges across all the
streams, large and small
STAGING FACILITIES
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an important factor in the business ssof the
place. Commercial travellers from this stage
center go out to a country almost as large
as some of the smaller States of the East
The passenger travel from this great area
converges here to take the railway trains
north and south, and every train brings its
quota to go out into this region.
THE ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
OF these coaches carries one back to the
old stage coach era, when these vehicles
were the only public means of conveyance,
and the driver on his seat was monarch of
all he surveyed, or thought he was. The
business created and supported by these
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TRANSPORTATION.
The Facilities for Marketing the Products
of this Remarkably Rich Section.

oil thls Remarkably ken Sec1ou.
The Chico district is bisected by the
California and Oregon Railway, which
forms junction with the Central Pacific,
giving direct communication with San
Francisco, the east or the southern part of
the State. The California and Oregon
road will, within four months, be COM
pleted, and then there will be railway
connection with the new great northeast
Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana-an empire in area and wealth, and
now rapidly being developed, and with
which there must be a great trade. Byrail
there are several daily mails received from
all parts of the world, and freights and
fares are comparatively cheap, and quick
transportation is enjoyed.
RIVER TRANSPORT.
All along the Sacramento, which is nav
igable for large freight steamers, there are
landings at convenient distances for the
shipment of the produce of this district.
In the grain-shipping season there are
boats almost daily unloading freight from
the seaboard, and loading grain for ship
ment to tldewater en- route to Europesn
markets. The freight rates by these
steamers are remarkably low for the dist
ance carried.
WAGON ROADS.
Good wagon roads and bridges are an
index to the enterprise, public spirit. and
administrative ability of the people of a
country, and it is also an index to the fu-
ture of any center of trade. Judged bv
this, Chico must take front rank in the
list of California towns 1t is safe to saw
that there is no other section OF equal ex-
tent on the Pacific coast which has ex-
pended so much money and labor on roads
and bridges to enable the surrounding
country TO get to market, and with such
excellent results as the Chico district. Ra-
dating in every direction from that place
like the spokes from the hub of wheel
well-graded and thoroughly graveled roads
have been built. These roads run tbronal
every producing center of the county trim
tary to Chico. There is not a producer orr
consumer in that section that does not
feel the benefit directly and indirectly
of these almost perfect highways Of
travel and trade. The farmer who
grows wheat and barley, and the man who
consumes it, are both mutually benefited
by the cheapened means of travelling
which these roads afford, and so il is with
every product of the farm, forge, mill or
mine of that section. This system of
roads, comparatively free from dust in
summer, and entirely free from mad in
winter, means more than dollars and cents
to that community; it means pleasant
drives to everybody; daily drives for those
whom fortune has favored with wealth and
leisure, and occasional drives to the less
fortunate, who have only one day in the
week for recreation and relaxation from
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.

Fruit and Grain of All Kinds-Stock-
Raising-BiS Wheat Ranches-Etc.
The range of the productions of the soil
of this section is a very wide one, and en-
braces every product of the temperate and
semi-tropic zones. There may be other
favored spots of earth that have the same
happy blending and merging of tempera-
lures, which gives so many products of the
soil, but they are few indeed. Here wheat
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he evident to the stranger that the trans
portation facilities by rail, river, stage and
freight wagon on such roads as have
been described, are ample and not ex-
celled in any part of this continent.
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sugar pine and the redwood of the coast
range are delivered at low prices, and
| make beautiful and lasting inside finish
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This grant is south and east of Chico, and
contains 26,700 acres 1t is owned by
Judge and Mrs. Pratt, and under the ac-
tive supervision OF r. c. Goodspeed, a
gentleman entirely competent for such an
immense undertaking. 1t is all dark allu-
vial soil, much the same in fertility and
character as the land described. Butte
creek, clear stream, makes thirteen miles
of the east boundary of this tract. This
land is leased in one and two section tracts.
More than $1,000 acres is in summer-fal-
lowed grain, wheat and barley To work
this large body of land eighty-fve eight
mule or horse teams are busy plowing at
certain seasons of the year.
As showing the remarkable fertility Of
this soil, sections have averaged fifty -four
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SUMMER AND HARVEST.

1t is misnomer to call season "win-
ter" that has no snow or ice; in which
flowers bloom in the open air, the groves
are made vocal with the song of birds, the
streams alive with waterfowl. Children
play the long dayout doors, all kinds of
stock Craze on green and growing herbage,
and the fields are busy scenes with plows,
harows and cultivators. There are only
two seasons here-spring and summer. The
rains make spring and the dry season pro-
dnnoS nt1tnrnnrn
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-29
Here's a HoW-de Do.

PORTLAND. July 2S.-A Halifax spe-
cial says: United States Consul George
seiegraphed to Consul General Phelan,
Yesterday morning that the collector at
Touris, Prince Edward Island, has re-
FUSED to allow fourteen men captured
IN the seine boats on Sunday to go
nome IN fishing vessel. These men,
When taken, only had shirts and trous-
ers on, and the Charleston consul
thought this hard treatment, and tele-
gTaphed here for instructions. The re-
ply OF Phelan was promptly sent to
/ SEND tnem home by the first vessel sail
ing. The United States man of war
Richmond and the cruiser Yantic are
here and placed under the consul s
order, The consul-general instructed
Consul George that if the Slightest re.
slstance was offered to let him know
Immediately and he would take charge
or the matter.
WASHINGTON, July 28.-The Secretary
OF State has received dispatch from
Consul-General Phelan, at Halifax, say
ing he IS investigating the recent seiz-
ures OF American vessels in Canadian
waters, and has instructed the consul at
CharlestoWn, Prince Edward Island, to
tow measurements of the sea off the
points where the seizure was made, so
as to establish the exact distance from
shore.
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Digging Cellars and Cementing
Floors and Cisterns, Chimney
Pots, and Driving Pipes.

An Entirely New and the Most Perfect
system in the United States Entire Salts
faction Guaranteed.
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Turf.

SARATOGA, July 28.-First race, three.
year olds, three-quarters .of a mile
Mamie Hunt won, Amalgam second
Harry Russell third.
Second race, Excelsior sweepstakes,
all ages, one and onequarter miles
J Dunboyne won, Garry second, Miss
Ford third. Time, 212H. =
Third race, three quarter heats.-The
first heat was sharply contested by
frankie B and Nellie Van, but the LAT.
ter won by half length. Time, LIZ.
Himalaya sprang into the lead at the
start in the second heat and was never
headed. Time, 1.17A. The third heat
was taken by Himalaya from Nellie
Van in 1.20. G-t-i = :,
Fourth race, one mile and seventy
yards-Wyndon won, Bronzomarte
second, AL. Reed third. Time. 1.30s4.
LONDON, July 28.-The race for the
GoodWood meeting. Sayille and ST.
Michael ran dead heat, Upas third.
There were five starters. In the run
off between Saville and st. Michael. 6 to
was bet on Seville. Saville won.
Three-quarters of miIe-PhlI. Lewis
won, Miller second, Unique third.
Time, 1.1S34.
AT MONMOUTH PARK.
NEW YORK, July 28.-The attendance
at Monmouth Park to-day, was unusu-
ally large. The weather was delightful
and track lumpy.
Seven-eighths of a mile-Gardey won,
Pontiac second, Choctaw third. Time,
1919.
Three-quarters of a mile-Theora
w-n, Aura second, Confusion third.
Time, 1.17h.
Navesink handicap, one and half
miles-Dry Monople won by a head,
after desperate finish, Linden second
half length before Eurens, who was
the same distance before Barnnm.
Time, 2.4215.
One and three-sixteenths miles
Kingston won, Laggard second, Argo
third. Time, 2.08K.
One and one eighth miles-Phil. Lee
won, Lancaster second, Windsail third.
Time, 2.0015.
Steeplechase, short course-Mentmore
won, Soudan second, Harry Mann
third. Time, 3.12.
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Simply Awful.

New YORK, July 2S.--The Sun says:
Another startling base ball sensation
was started yesterday. 1t was said
that at least four of the American asso-
citation clubs were to resign unless the
percentage system is adopted. Chris.
Won der Abe made the first break, and
the Louisville, Cleveland and Metro
politan Clubs are backing him. Take
it altogether, things are very blue,
and a crash in base ball may be ex-
pected, unless the great few give in
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-29

SLEEPLEsS NIGHTS, made miser.
able by that terrible cough. Shiloh's
Cure is the remedy tor you. Sold by A.
G. SMITH & Co., druggists. 8
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Are superior to any
Varnishes or Wood
Finishes in the
market, for the fol
wing reasons, viz:
They posse s s
more body, high
er lustre, greater
resisting proper
ties to atmos-
pheric influences,
action of water
and alkali, are
more elastic, Will
not scratch or
mar white, and
are more durable.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-07-29

SHILOH'S COUGH and Consump-
ton Cure is sold byt on a guarantee.
1t cures Consumptic2. Sold by A. g.
Smith & Co., druggists. 6
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Fox & Svmons

Fox & Svmons
Have reduced the price of photographs.
All work done by the dry-plate instanta.
ueous process. Reduction permanent.
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"Rough on Piles. %

Rough on Piles"
Ask for Rough on Piles" Internal
and External Remedy in each package.
Sure cure, SOC.
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Office at Nc. 2, Rear of Opera House
SALT LAKE CITY.

Refers, by permission, to Walker Brothers,
S Salt Lake City; A. C. Smith & Co.. Salt Lake
NY; l. K Jones. Banker, Salt Lake City;
Salt Lake City;fWm. Mash, Salt Lake City.
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Ashes rs n Fertilizer.

Ashes serve good purpose in con-
nection with manure and upon soils
adapted to their use. Soils vary in
character and may be so deficient in
potash as to be benefited very much by
the use of ashes, or they may be rich
in potash and deficient in some other
element, in which case ashes would do
no good and in fact work disadvan-
tageously. We know of an experiment
with potatoes where ashes were used in
comparison with other kinds of fertil-
izer, and where the ashes was used the
yield was actually less than where no
fertilizer of any kind was used. This
fact shows the importance of making a
comparative test of such matters upon
a small scale at first before going into
them too extensively. 1t is recon-
mended to use ashes literally. We
have noticed that upon pasture land
where brush trimmed from apple-trees
had been burned that the result was a
strong growth of green moss. Now
this fact would be sufficient to suggest
the improperly of using ashes to any
great extent upon the soil. The fact
must not be lost sight of that the most
universally beneficent fertilizer is
stable manure, and the more extensive
the accumulation the better the pros
poets for crops from its use.-EGchange.
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Homemade Fertilizer.

Homemade manure, after all, has no
superior, and every farmer can make it.
He has only to carefully husband the
natural accumulations of his barn-yard,
stables, hog-pens, sheep-folds, hen
houses and sink-drains, together with
the ample materials of his bitches,
swamps, valleys, and the rich mould of
the forest, or that which annually gath
ers under his walls. These are all rich
in the elements of fertility, are safe in
their application, sure in their results,
and lie directly in the paths in which
he finds it his interest as well as his
pleasure to walk. The showers and
winds of heaven, the power of gravita-
ton, the abrasion of rocks, the annual
decay of countless tons of grasses and
the leaves of trees and shrubs, the
overthrow of forests and the g tooth of
time " upon the hills has been for ages
upon ages storing up for the farmer
vast deposits of the materials which
have been carried off from his cult
waited fields in the form of crops until
they lie heavy and barren and refuse to
yield their wonted return. 1t is for
him to observe the indications they
present and avail himself of their
treasures to make glad the land and
cause it to blossom as the rose.-COr.
CultirdtOr.
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Care OF Cellars.

Mr.. T. B. Terry, after citing the fact
that coal gas can pass through brick
and be ignited on the other side, and
that the air from dark, damp cellars
reaches living rooms very readily by
way of the cracks in ordinary house
floors, conveying germs of disease,
gives this good advice in Mr.. Roots
" Gleanings:" "Because the cellar is
out of sight do not let it be neglected.
Keep it as clean as any room in the
house. There is no other safe way
First of all, make it dry. In selecting
a place for house always choose a
dry piece of land. If the house is
already built, do not spare drain tiles
and labor until you have made the
cellar as dry as possible. Next plas-
ter it overhead, without fail. Air will
not go through mortar nearly as easily
as through a brick. Put building paper
under carpets instead of straw. Be
sure to whitewash cellars all over once
in a year or two. Have cement floor,
and keep it clean. If you have reason
to suspect there is anything wrong Git
will do no harm any way, fumigate it
by burning rags first dipped in melted
birthstone. When it win do no harm
let in the sunshine. Most of all, do
not allow any decaying vegetable or
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A Beautiful Incident.

Oberlin, the well-known philanthro-
pist of Steinthal, while yet candidate
for the ministry, was travelling on one
occasion from Strasbourg. 1t was in
the winter time. The ground was
deeply covered with snow, and the
roads were almost impossible. He had
reached the middle of his journey and
was among the mountains, and by that
time was so exhausted that he could
stand up no longer. He was rapidly
freezing to death. Sleep began to
overcome him. All power to resist it
left him. He commended himself to
God and yielded to what he felt to be
the sleep of death. He knew not how
long he slept, but suddenly became con-
scious of some one rousing him and
waking him up. Before him stood a
wagon-driver in his blue blouse, and
the wagon not far away. He gave him
a little wine and food, and the spirit of
life returned. He then helped him on
the wagon and brought him to the next
village. The rescued man was profuse
in his thanks, and offered money, which
his benefactor refused. . 1t is only
duty to help one another" said the
WAGNER. "And it is the next thing
to an insult to offer reward for such
service" "Then," replied Oberlin,
sat least tell me your name, that l may
have you in thankful remembrance be-
fore God" 81 see," said the WAGNER,
g that you are minister of the gospel.
Please tell me the name of the Good
Samaritan ?'' " That" said Oberlin,
/" / cannot do, for it was not put on
record" g Then" replied the WAGNER,
"until you can tell me his name permit
me to withhold mine. Christian
ao1o,
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Face Your Trouble.

" / had plowed around rock in one
OF my fields for over five years." said a
farmer, " and | had broken moving
machine knife against it, besides losing
the use of the ground in which it lay
all because l supposed it was a large
rock, that it would take too much time
and labor to remove it. But to-day.
when l began to pillow for corn. |
thought that by-and-by 1 might break
my cultivatOr against that rock. So l
took crow-bar, intending to poke
around and find out its size once for
all. And it was one of the surprises of
my life to find that it was little more
than two feet long. 1t was standing
on its edge, and so light that l could
lift it into the wagon without help"
" The first time you really faced your
trouble you conquered it," l replied
aloud, but continued to enlarge upon
the subject all to myself, for l do be-
lieve that before we pray-or better,
while we pray-we should look our
troubles square in the face. Imagine
the farmer blowing around that rock
for five years, praying all the while,
go Lord, remove that rock' when he
didn't know whether it was big rock
or little flat stone! We SILVER and
shake and shrink, and sometimes do
not dare to pray about trouble be-
cause it makes it seem so real, not even
knowing what we wish the Lord to do
about it, when if we would face the
trouble and call it by its right name
one-half of its terror would be gone.
The trouble that lies down with us at
night and confronts us on first waking
in the morning is not trouble that we
have faced but the trouble whose pro-
portions we do not know Solicited.
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row2 Some, then, use heavy bush
both ways, and assure you that If you
never tried it you will be pleased and
surprised to see how little dressing can
be seen, as it will be perfectly fine and
so nicely mixed with the soil that the
roots of any plants can feed and the
dressing will not dry up. For grain
and grass there is no course so reason
able as this, for the shallow growing
roots find nourishing hold at once,
and the dressing is where it will last
the longest. In short, good bush will
do finer and more work than any costly
tool ever made, both with manure and
Jumps of earth. Try the above plan
for yourself.